Simple Exercises

Simple Exercises is a deeply personal collection of poems by Czech-born Australian poet Josef A Tomáš. Spanning over 40 years of the poet's life, from his early days as a refugee in Australia to his later years, these emotive poems capture singular moments and reflect on universal themes of love, loss, belonging, death, and the divine. Many of the poems originated on Tomáš' daily train journeys, observing his fellow passengers and translating the rhythms of travel into poetic meditations. Other